We heard Damien Rice perform “What If I’m Wrong?,” the theme tune to When the Dragon Swallowed the Sun, not to mention his first new songs in years, back in February, but now we have a new official release and studio debut from his post-Lisa Hannigan singing partner, Julia Dubsky, as well. One look at the album’s cover art, and it’s no wonder this somewhat obscure soundtrack has remained under the radar since dropping in early March…
Rice, the Swell Season’s Glen Hansard, Shane MacGowan, Sinead O’Connor, the late Liam Clancy, and others have contributed to Welcome Home: Music of Ireland, the soundtrack to a PBS special about contemporary Irish music, which featured interviews with director Jim Sheridan, U2’s Bono and Adam Clayton, Pete Seeger, a few of the aforementioned artists, and Liam Clancy’s final U.S. television appearance.
Though Julia Dubsky has some pretty big shoes to fill in the Rice duet department, I can’t deny that she pulled through brilliantly in this mix. Stream Rice’s new song, “Under The Tongue” (a response to “Teeth”?), below: